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Hardware and Software Guide
Keyboard and TouchPad
To access the Mouse Properties window, select
Start > Control
Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse
.
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All Windows instructions in your notebook documentation
describe Microsoft Windows XP procedures based on the
default Windows XP category view. To change to Windows XP
classic view, select
Start > Help and Support > Customizing
your computer > Files, folders, and programs > Use
Windows classic folders
.
In the TouchPad Properties window you can access additional
TouchPad preferences.
To access the TouchPad Properties window, use the TouchPad to
select
Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware >
Mouse > Device Settings
, and then select the
Settings
button. (If
you follow this path using an optional external mouse, the
TouchPad Properties window may be unavailable.)
Among the preferences available in the TouchPad Properties
window are
■
TouchPad Tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad
once to select an item or twice to double-click an item.
To access TouchPad Tapping settings, select
Tapping
.
■
Edge Motion, which sets the TouchPad to continue cursor
movement when your finger reaches the edge of the
TouchPad.
To access Edge Motion settings, select
Pointer Motion
.
■
Long Distance Scrolling, which sets the scrolling region to
continue scrolling when your finger reaches the end of the
scrolling region.
To access Long Distance Scrolling, select
Virtual Scrolling
.
■
PalmCheck, which helps keep the TouchPad from being
accidentally activated while you are using the keyboard.
To access PalmCheck, select
Sensitivity
.
